Idiot sports car racer who pinned pedestrian against railings by ploughing into her at 60mph is jailed

Faruk Miah smashed into Monica Nunes at 61mph as he undertook traffic in East London in his BMW M3

By Holly Christodoulou

3rd November 2017, 3:48 pm

Updated: 3rd November 2017, 3:52 pm

A RECKLESS sports car driver who pinned a pedestrian against railings after speeding down a bus lane at twice the speed limit has been caged for two years.

Faruk Miah, 35, smashed into Monica Nunes after undertaking a queue of traffic in his BMW M3 at 60mph.

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Faruk Miahploughed his BMW into another car and pinned a pedestrian against a railing

The driver careered over a kerb on a packed East London street - crushing the walker between the car and railings on a house.

He claimed he was only doing 30mph but he was convicted him of dangerous driving after less than an hour of deliberation at Snaresbrook Crown Court.

Miah, who is due to become a dad for the first time next week, was jailed for two years and has been banned from driving for 48 months.

The court was told he was left physically and mentally injured from the accident and suffers chronic back pain after injuring his spine.

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The victim, Monica Nunes, initially feared she would lose a leg as it fractured in several places

Ms Nunes spent two weeks in hospital as doctors fought to save her leg from being amputated. She also had a metal pin from her knee cap all the way down to her tibia implanted.

She had to use crutches for two months and will remain in physical therapy for two years - with doctors confirming she is not expected to make a full recovery.

Horrified witnesses held her hand through the railings as she waited for emergency services to arrive in June last year.

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Faruk Miah has been jailed for two years

Sentencing, Judge Nicholas Sanders told Miah: "The factors that make this more serious is that your speed of 61 MPH was excessive in an area subject to a 30mph speed limit.

"It was carried out in the immediate vicinity of a pedestrian crossing and a junction. You quite clearly breached the high way code. It was obviously a deliberate decision on your part in completely disregarding the other road users.

"This was a very bad example of dangerous driving what the consequences could easily have been a death.

"The harm caused to Miss Nunes was not only serious at the time but the effects afterwards - she also has the worry of future complications."

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